SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Chronicles 25:23

25:23a There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz.

At Beth-shemesh Israel’s king Jehoash captured Judah’s king Amaziah. Amaziah was the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz/Ahaziah.
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Jehoash the king of Israel, took Amaziah the king of Judah prisoner at Beth-shemesh. Amaziah’s father was Joash, and his grandfather was Jehoahaz/Ahaziah.

25:23b Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem

Then Jehoash took Amaziah to Jerusalem.
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After the victory,⌋ King Jehoash ⌊and his soldiers⌋ brought King Amaziah to Jerusalem.

25:23c and broke down the wall of Jerusalem

They destroyed the wall around Jerusalem
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They demolished the wall of Jerusalem

25:23d from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—

all the way from the Gate of Ephraim up to the Corner Gate,
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between the Ephraim Gate and the Corner Gate,

25:23e a section of four hundred cubits.

a distance of about four hundred (400) forearm lengths.
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which was about two hundred (200) meters of the wall.

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